Solar

Published: 31 Mar 2021, 11:24 Utility Scottish Water has heavily committed to solar at its sites around Scotland, such as this one in Inverness (pictured). Image: Scottish Water. As the Scottish election campaigns get underway, Solar Energy Scotland chair Thomas McMillan has called on political parties to up their solar ambitions. McMillan has written to […]

Published: 30 Mar 2021, 14:27 Image: Gore Street Gore Street Energy Storage Fund’s two Northern Ireland batteries have been completed, taking its operational portfolio up to 210MW. The two 50MW assets are due to start operations under DS3 contracts today, with the batteries almost doubling the fund’s operational portfolio which is now comprised of 11

Published: 30 Mar 2021, 12:30 Image: Anesco. Anesco has secured planning permission for a 50MW solar farm in Lincolnshire from East Lindsey District Council. The 60-hectare Low Farm site – which is located in Wainfleet, near Skegness – is expected to take around 26 weeks to construct, and have a lifespan of 40 years. A number of

Published: 30 Mar 2021, 10:05 Image: Keith Arkins. Global renewables firm RES has unveiled a new a pipeline of solar projects in the UK and Ireland totaling over 1GW. These projects – of which there are 23 – will use bifacial panel technology and range from 12MW to 120MW, with RES citing the increased efficiency

Published: 29 Mar 2021, 13:11 James Lindsay, head of institutional business at Gresham House. Image: Gresham House. Alternative asset manager Gresham House has appointed James Lindsay as head of institutional business. Lindsay is joining the company from MFS Investment Management, where he has been managing director and head of sales over the last decade. Previously,

The 4GWh site will be made up of ground-mount panels, similar to at Scottish Water’s Erskine treatment plant (pictured). Image: Scottish Water. Scottish Water unveils “most ambitious solar energy scheme to date” with 4GWh planned installation at Balmore Water Treatment Works in Torrance, East Dunbartonshire. The £3 million investment will be done through the utility’s commercial

Published: 29 Mar 2021, 10:20 An additional £300 million of funding for domestic energy efficiency upgrades has been announced, marking an extension of the Local Authority Delivery of the Green Homes Grant. It comes as the government confirms the voucher segment of the Green Homes Grant – which has been plagued with administrative problems –

Two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into the theft of more than £450,000 worth of solar panels. An unnamed, non-UK company that specialises in the sale of solar panels reported that a large shipment of panels had gone missing in Kent earlier this month. The goods were purchased by a company

Zoisa North-Bond, CEO of Octopus Energy Generation and Greg Jackson, CEO and founder of Octopus Energy Group. Image: Octopus Energy. Octopus Renewables is to be acquired by Octopus Energy, making the supplier one of the largest renewable generation operators in Europe. The green energy investor, which was launched in 2010 and originally called Octopus Investments

Published: 25 Mar 2021, 12:44 Image: NESF NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) is hailing the approval of two subsidy-free solar developments, which brings it up to its c.150MWp UK target. The two sites are currently being prepared for construction, and were chosen partially due to their near term energisation, expected early next year. NESF will invest approximately